Assisted living facility ordered to close after residents found locked inside

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – An assisted living facility in South Carolina was ordered to close after it was revealed during an investigation that they were in violation of at least 19 facility codes.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health issued an emergency license suspension to J C Laraes Southwinds Assisted Living Community in Ridgeway.

According to the department, an inspection on Tuesday determined that conditions at the facility “posed an immediate threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents.”…

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